Terms

jIvaka

Jivaka
Cologne Sanskrit Dictionary:
jIvaka mfn. living , alive
(f. {ikA}) living see {cira-}: making a livelihood by (in comp.)
(cf. {akSara-}) ; generating see {putraM-}
ifc. (f. {A}) long living , for whom long life is desired
m. a living being
living on others
a servant
an usurer
a beggar
a snake-catcher
a tree
one of the 8 principal drugs called Ashtavarga (Terminalia tomentosa
Coccinia grandis
N. of Kumara-bhuta
ikA}) f. living , manner of living
livelihood
(ifc. f. {A}
the plant Jivanti
pl. life-giving element
water